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The country is stepping up its development of more technologically-advanced weaponry capable of striking further afield. North Korea has successfully tested a solid-fuel engine for its new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile. State media reported the development on Wednesday, suggesting progress in Pyongyang’s efforts to develop a more powerful, agile missile that …

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Tuesday brushed aside President Biden’s opposition to a planned ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying that his government would press ahead despite pleas for restraint from the United States and key allies. Mr. Netanyahu made the remarks to Israeli …

The governor gave the assurance that those culpable would be brought to book. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta says the state government and military authorities have agreed that no innocent citizens will suffer from the outcome of March 14 killing of soldiers.

The World Meteorological Organization warns there is a ‘high probability’ that 2024 will be another record-hot year. The United Nations’ weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-breaking increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and the melting of glaciers and sea ice. …

Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas’s military wing in Gaza and a presumed mastermind of the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel, was confirmed dead on Monday by a senior U.S. official after an Israeli airstrike more than a week ago. Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security adviser, told …

Washington, DC – The United States has issued its strongest public warning yet to Israel against invading the crowded city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, saying that such a ground operation would deepen the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on …

The university will honour 8,447 graduates during its 36th convocation ceremony. Prof. Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Calabar (UniCal), says the university will record the highest number of first class graduands during its 36th convocation.

Experts project that northern Gaza will face famine conditions as soon as this month, and that half of the enclave’s population will suffer deadly levels of hunger, according to a new report from the global authority that has classified food security crises for decades. The report, released Monday by the …

Seema Mali at her Odni Chawl one-room home in Ahmedabad city, making marigold garlands to be sold to temple devotees in the evening. Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPS by Manipadma Jena (ahmedabad, india) Monday, March 18, 2024 Inter Press Service AHMEDABAD, India, Mar 18 (IPS) – Women in Ahmedabad slums work from home …

Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Monday, March 18, 2024 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Mar 18 (IPS) – Global progress on gender rights has slowed almost to a halt. After decades of steady progress, demands for the rights of women and LGBTQI+ people now play out on bitterly contested …